Paper-hangers&#39;s brush.



E. J. BROPHY.

PAPER HANGERS BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7, 1914.

1,124,283, I Patented $11.12, 1915.

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g4 Edu/ar 351/0018 ("I EDWARD J'. BROPHY, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

PAPER-HANGERS BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 12, 1915..

Application filed July 7, 1914. Serial No. 849,393.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD J. BROPHY, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper- Hangers Brushes, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to paper hangers brushes or sweeps, and the object thereof is to provide an improved device of this class comprising a brush proper, a handle detachably connected therewith and means for securing the brush to the handle in such manner that all the parts of the device may be disconnected and compactly folded together, or carried in a small package; a further object being to provide a device of the class specified which can be used as an ordinary hand brush or sweep, if desired.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a side view of a device of the class specified involving my invention; Fig. 2 a partial section thereof on the line 22 of Fig. 1; and, Fig. 3 a view similar to Fig. l but showing modifications.

In the practice of my invention, I provide an ordinary oblong hand brush or sweep at having a head portion a which serves as a handle when the device is used as a hand brush or sweep, and in order to adapt the said device for use in hanging paper on a wall or ceiling, I provide a handle I), one end of which is provided with side jaws 6 between which the head a of the brush is adapted to be passed, as clearly shown 1n Figs. 1 and 2. In the construction shown, the jaws b are formed integrally and provided with a thimble-shaped head b into which one end of the handle 6 may be inserted and secured by means of a set screw 2 or in any suitable way, or said jaws may be formed and applied to the handle Z) 1n any preferred manner. The handle 6 is also provided with a sleeve 0 which maybe secured thereto by a set screw 0 or many preferred way, and said sleeve 1s prov1ded with laterally directed cars 0 and the head of the brush is provided at equal distance from the transverse middle thereof with screw eyes d, and I also provide two similar rods 6 having hook members 6 at one end thereof adapted to be passed through the heads of the screw eyes at, and the other ends of which are threaded as shown at e and adapted to be passed loosely through the ears c and said threaded ends are provided with thumb-nuts 7. With this construction, the brush or sweep may be used as a hand brush or sweep, whenever deslred, the head a serving as a handle, and when it is desired to use said brush or sweep for the purpose of hanging paper, or applying paper to a ceiling the handle 6 is applied as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. In this operation, the head of the brush is inserted between the jaws b and the hooks e at one end of the rods 6 are engaged with the heads of the screw eyes d, and the thumb nuts 7 are tightened and this securely binds and holds the brush or sweep in connection with the handle, the rods 6 operating as braces to prevent said brush or sweep from moving in either direction.

In the construction shown in Fig. 3, the handle 6 is provided in the brush or sweep end thereof with a pin 6 which is inserted into a corresponding aperture formed in the head of brush or sweep, and the rods 6 are manipulated as hereinbefore described. In this construction, the ears 0 are formed in connection with plates 0 which are countersunk in and secured in the handle 5, but my invention is not limited to any specific means for securing the ears 0 to the handle 6, and screw eyes or similar devices may be substituted for said ears, and changes in and modifications of these features of construction as well as others herein shown and described may be made, within the scope of Y the appended claim, without departing from the spirit of my invention, or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A brush or sweep of the class described provided with an oblong head, and a handle provided at one end with means for engaging said head centrally thereof and trans versely thereof, said head being also provided at equal distances from the middle thereof with screw eyes and said handle being provided with laterally directed ears, and rods provided at one end with hooks adapted to engage said screw eyes and the presence of the subscribing Witnesses this other ends of which are threaded and passed 3rd day of July, 1914.

through said ears and provided With thumb EDWARD J. BROPHY. nuts. Witnesses:

5 In testimony that I claim the foregoin O. MIjLREANY,

as my invention I have signed my name in W. HETHERTON.

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